University of Denver
Denver, CO
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,771
Graduate Enrollment: 8,263
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 63.63%
Male/Female: 40% / 60% (2017)
First generation college students: 19.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.9% (2011)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 82.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 72.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 62.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 52.2% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 68.6%
Black: 2.5%
Hispanic: 13.2%
Asian: 3.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 5.9%
Non-resident alien: 3.6%
Unknown race: 1.9%
Black: 2.5%
Hispanic: 13.2%
Asian: 3.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 5.9%
Non-resident alien: 3.6%
Unknown race: 1.9%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $71,341
In-State tuition: $54,819Out-of-State tuition: $54,819
Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $14,674 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,021 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $14,674 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,021 (2022)
Average Family Income: $120,035 (2017)
Median Family Income: $80,202 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 15.6%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 33.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,844 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $232 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $20,488 |
| $30k-48k | $19,490 |
| $48k-75k | $25,017 |
| $75k-110k | $27,569 |
| $110k+ | $43,170 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 67%6-year graduation rate: 76%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.7% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $21,844 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,835 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,125 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 74.2% (2015) |
| @3 year | 78.8% (2017) |
| @5 year | 86.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 58.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 49.8% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $46,454 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $63,433 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 26 | $25,899 | $262 | $34,399 ($2,867) | |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 103 | $466 | $65,084 ($5,424) | $76,178 ($6,348) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 21 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 99 | $24,500 | $219 | $38,693 ($3,224) | $53,098 ($4,425) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 78 | $540 | $54,068 ($4,506) | $66,721 ($5,560) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Communication and Media Studies. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 18 | $48,910 ($4,076) | |||
| Master's Degree | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | 8 | $70,978 ($5,915) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 107 | $531 | $80,378 ($6,698) | $85,289 ($7,107) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 36 | $434 | $86,987 ($7,249) | ||
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Systems Analysis. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 47 | $22,000 | $223 | $70,368 ($5,864) | |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 55 | $51,136 ($4,261) | $55,946 ($4,662) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction. | 51 | $366 | $48,332 ($4,028) | $57,703 ($4,809) | |
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 61 | $464 | $51,417 ($4,285) | $67,622 ($5,635) | |
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 17 | $850 | $89,059 ($7,422) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 50 | $347 | $70,707 ($5,892) | $81,802 ($6,817) | |
| Master's Degree | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 37 | $26,248 | $278 | $59,893 ($4,991) | $78,459 ($6,538) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 45 | $21,933 | $232 | $38,910 ($3,243) | $38,020 ($3,168) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 28 | $21,142 | $213 | $36,280 ($3,023) | $48,703 ($4,059) |
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 238 | $1,832 | $62,896 ($5,241) | $83,279 ($6,940) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 26 | $84,894 ($7,075) | $94,734 ($7,895) | ||
| Master's Degree | Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 37 | $25,678 | $266 | $23,919 ($1,993) | $33,246 ($2,771) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 24 | $578 | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 10 | $42,198 ($3,517) | $60,090 ($5,008) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Library Science and Administration. | 34 | $659 | $45,181 ($3,765) | $50,919 ($4,243) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 67 | $20,849 | $217 | $32,895 ($2,741) | $49,819 ($4,152) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 68 | $26,293 | $245 | $31,397 ($2,616) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 25 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 13 | $54,521 ($4,543) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | International/Global Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 9 | $69,798 ($5,817) | $52,834 ($4,403) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 147 | $21,083 | $223 | $28,727 ($2,394) | $49,697 ($4,141) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 109 | $1,176 | $45,965 ($3,830) | $53,850 ($4,488) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 14 | $1,916 | $63,373 ($5,281) | $90,044 ($7,504) | |
| First Professional Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 35 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 18 | $1,455 | $60,032 ($5,003) | $68,840 ($5,737) | |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, Other. | 54 | $1,436 | $39,773 ($3,314) | $57,697 ($4,808) | |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 21 | $30,012 ($2,501) | |||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 294 | $899 | $48,019 ($4,002) | $54,018 ($4,502) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Social Work. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Work. | 59 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 12 | $37,784 ($3,149) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminology. | 31 | $22,000 | $233 | $37,768 ($3,147) | $40,425 ($3,369) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 37 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 22 | $648 | $53,389 ($4,449) | $58,604 ($4,884) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 22 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 28 | $446 | $64,580 ($5,382) | $71,351 ($5,946) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geography and Cartography. | 59 | $386 | $62,360 ($5,197) | $61,033 ($5,086) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 89 | $19,500 | $207 | $39,150 ($3,263) | $49,527 ($4,127) |
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 81 | $1,079 | $45,461 ($3,788) | $71,321 ($5,943) | |
| Doctoral Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 52 | $22,000 | $228 | $35,881 ($2,990) | $57,491 ($4,791) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 20 | $30,264 ($2,522) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 18 | $35,971 ($2,998) | |||
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 24 | $24,250 | $250 | $30,103 ($2,509) | |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 33 | $466 | $22,661 ($1,888) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Music. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 24 | $455 | $77,910 ($6,493) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 46 | $21,000 | $222 | $43,462 ($3,622) | $59,181 ($4,932) |
| Master's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 147 | $759 | $98,502 ($8,209) | $117,675 ($9,806) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 68 | $441 | $84,289 ($7,024) | $73,662 ($6,139) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 45 | $21,288 | $168 | $59,896 ($4,991) | $80,927 ($6,744) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 94 | $233 | $62,967 ($5,247) | $85,741 ($7,145) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 148 | $19,650 | $207 | $58,279 ($4,857) | $84,578 ($7,048) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 14 | $60,184 ($5,015) | $75,022 ($6,252) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 34 | $21,923 | $232 | $43,840 ($3,653) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 27 | $466 | $55,242 ($4,604) | $89,092 ($7,424) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Resources Management and Services. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 39 | $21,742 | $231 | $40,565 ($3,380) | $64,023 ($5,335) |
| Master's Degree | International Business. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 48 | $21,500 | $228 | $67,671 ($5,639) | |
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 64 | $587 | $84,555 ($7,046) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 102 | $22,739 | $215 | $43,639 ($3,637) | $73,375 ($6,115) |
| Master's Degree | Marketing. | 38 | $713 | $60,849 ($5,071) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Real Estate. | 22 | $46,933 ($3,911) | |||
| Master's Degree | Real Estate. | 52 | $644 | $73,387 ($6,116) | ||
| Master's Degree | Taxation. | 35 | $339 | $68,089 ($5,674) | $88,178 ($7,348) | |
| Master's Degree | Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 23 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $100,737Full time faculty: 50%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 10.0
School's endowment start of year: $772,073,079 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,039,771,673 (2022)